Protection against Lightning
Chapter 3
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also lays down the size of grounding conductors and connection
requirements for grounding electrodes.
The RADWIN 1000/2000/5000 ODU must be grounded to a Protec-
tive Earth as described in appendix
and in accordance with the
Local Electrical Regulations.
• The earth lug on the IDU-C and IDU-E should be connected to the
protective earth at all times, by a wire with a diameter of 18 AWG
or wider. Rack-mounted equipment should be mounted only in
earthed racks and cabinets.
Further, you should -
• Always make the ground connection first and disconnect it last
• Never connect telecommunication cables to ungrounded equipment
• Ensure that all other cables are disconnected before disconnecting
the ground
More detailed guidelines are supplied in appendix
Protection against Lightning
The use of lightning protection is dependent on regulatory and end user
requirements. All of RADWIN outdoor units are designed with surge limiting
circuits to minimize the risk of damage due to lightning strikes. RADWIN
recommends the use of additional surge arrestor devices to protect the
equipment from nearby lightning strikes.
See appendix
for detailed installation instructions of lightning protection
devices.
General
• It is recommended that installation of the outdoor unit be contracted
to a professional installer.
• Before working on equipment connected to power lines or telecom-
munication lines, you should remove jewelry or any other metallic
object that may come into contact with energized parts.
• Use extreme care when installing antennas near power lines.
• Use extreme care when working at heights.
• When using an AC power source for RADWIN 1000/2000/5000
always use the AC power adapter supplied by RADWIN.
• Use the right tools. In addition to standard tools required for any
kind of ODU or antenna installation, RADWIN 1000/2000/5000
requires additional specific tools detailed on
Package Contents
The RADWIN 1000/2000/5000 packages include the following items:
ODU Package Contents
The ODU package contains:
